Manchester United defender Jonny Evans says he's spent his career trying to reach the levels of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.

Evans is delighted with his form this season.

And he told Inside United: "When I first came into the first-team squad, the level that those two were playing at was unbelievable. The presence they have, the way they could defend, it was the very top. For younger players to try and emulate that was a big ask. It still is.

"But for me coming through the youth team looking at these two fantastic players, it was all about trying to get to that level - not necessarily as quick as possible but just to the best of my ability. I just tried to be as good as I can be really. That's been the challenge for me.

"It's not really been the challenge of getting into a normal first-team - it's the challenge of trying to reach a standard set by Rio and Vida, two of the best centre-backs in the world. It was a big ask, but something that you have to try and achieve. It's probably the biggest challenge of all."